Preliminary programme

DAY 1
SCHEDULE
PROGRAMME (Plenary sessions)
Programme (Workshops)
Meet and greet (participants & speakers)
Organisation of the poster room (guidelines will be sent to participants before the event. Not a scientific poster but
focus on career goals)
Career opportunities in academia - flash presentations of employers
Focus on who they are, which research activities, which positions are open and which profiles are
looked for.
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Welcome by the European Commission and by ABG-FGU
Research landscape in Europe (part 1) - talks
Focus on academic and R&D: organisation, expenditures, topics, trends, main players…
Networking break: exhibition booths, posters, coffee room
Recruitment process in academia - panel discussion
Focus on country specificities (eg "concours" in France) and expectations.
Networking lunch
Marketing the research experience and skills
CV writing and preparing job interviews
Using one's network to boost one's career
Job market exploration
Country-specific workshops
Grant writing
Networking break: exhibition booths, posters, coffee room
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Doctoral and postdoctoral funding schemes (part 1) - talks
Focus on STEM and Humanities. Information on available grants/programmes, advice on how to write
successful grant applications (information on how applications are assessed).
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Recruitment process in the industry - panel discussion
Focus on skills and behaviors expected by recruiters / career development in and outside research /
recruitment steps and avice
6 companies from different sectors, size and countries
Networking evening with apéritif
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End of day 1
DAY 2
SCHEDULE
PROGRAMME (Plenary sessions)
Programme (Workshops)
Meet and greet (participants & speakers)
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NG
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SI
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Mobility constraints and employers' best practice - panel discussion
Focus on administrative hurdles, social and health, dual career couples, recognition of foreign
degrees, work-life balance, coming back...
Networking break: exhibition booths, posters, coffee room
Career opportunities in the industry - panel discussion
Mix of doctorate holders and HR managers
6 speakers
Networking lunch
Research landscape in Europe (part 2) - talks
Focus on academic and R&D: organisation, expenditures, topics, trends, main players…
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X
H
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N
Marketing the research experience and skills
CV writing and preparing job interviews
Using one's network to boost one's career
Job market exploration
Country-specific workshops
Grant writing
AF
TE
RN
OO
N
SE
SS
IO
NS
Doctoral and postdoctoral funding schemes (part 2) - talks
Focus on STEM and Humanities. Information on available grants/programmes, advice on how to write
successful grant applications (information on how applications are assessed).
Networking break: exhibition booths, posters, coffee room
International career: definition, impact, management - panel discussion
Mix of doctorate holders, international HR/international mobility managers
Conclusion
End of day 2